Below is a list of the motions adopted by UCU Hallam Branch.
Motion: London Peace Conference resolution
London Peace Conference resolution This branch notes The success of the Paris Peace conference held on the 4/5 October 2025 which attracted 4,000 people and delegates from 18 different countries. That the conference foregrounded opposition to renewed arms spending...
Motion: Lack of Confidence in the Board of Governors Independent Review into Academic Freedom
Motion: Lack of Confidence in the Board of Governors Independent Review into Academic Freedom This UCU branch notes: In November 2025 Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) made headlines around the world for its treatment of our member, Prof Laura Murphy. The release of...
Motion: Greylisting Sheffield Hallam University
Motion: Greylisting Sheffield Hallam University The Sheffield Hallam UCU Branch Notes: Sheffield Hallam University is planning to make £26 million in cuts to its budget and has proposed a tranche of changes to employment terms and conditions. Academic staff are at...
Motion: No Confidence in UEB and Defence of Academic Workforce
This branch believes that: The proposals outlined in the 10 March all-staff briefing constitute an existential threat to the future of our university and risk causing permanent damage. If left unchallenged, these proposals would dismantle the academic workforce beyond...
Emergency Motion on Planned Cuts
This branch notes: The employer is planning £27m of budget reductions, including staffing cuts and attacks on academic pensions This follows endless rounds of cuts over the last 3-years that has led to the loss of a 1000 staff, a profound deterioration of core...
Solidarity with rent strikers
Solidarity with rent strikers This branch notes: More than 450 students at Sheffield Hallam University are currently on rent strike and are withholding fees for accommodation from the private providers that the University is partnered with. In communicating their...
Health & Safety Inspection Findings
Findings of UCU Hallam's On Campus Health & Safety Inspections Following grave safety concerns around the reopening of the campus for face to face teaching, the UCU Hallam Branch Committee made a number of demands to the Sheffield Hallam University...
Branch Motion – SHU UCU adopts the National position: No default face-to-face teaching
Branch Meeting held on Wednesday 9th September 2020 Motion Passed: for 101 members, against 3, abstentions 3. In line with Independent Sage recommendations, UCU supports a default position that all HE teaching provision should be through online/remote means except...
Health & Safety Inspection Findings
Findings of UCU Hallam's On Campus Health & Safety Inspections Following grave safety concerns around the reopening of the campus for face to face teaching, the UCU Hallam Branch Committee made a number of demands to the Sheffield Hallam University...
Lecture Capture
Branch Meeting held on Wednesday 1st July 2020 Motion carried with a majority: Passed: for 81 members, against 2, abstentions 4. Amendments in bold passed by Branch Committee This branch notes: Sheffield Hallam University is pushing ahead with plans to...
SHU Collaboration with Selfit Medical
Branch Meeting held on Wednesday 1st July 2020 Motion carried with a majority: Passed: for 37 members, against 9, abstentions 17. It was announced in May 2020 that SHU has accepted Selfit Medical into its Wellbeing Accelerator programme at the Advanced Wellbeing...
Tier 4 Students & Covid 19
Branch Meeting held on Wednesday 1st July 2020 Motion carried with a majority: Passed: for 65 members, against 1, abstentions 9. Amendments in bold passed by Branch Committee The Covid 19 crisis has exposed the inequalities in our society. It has also made...
Pay deductions for February and March 2020 strike action
Branch Meeting held on Wednesday 1st July 2020 Motion carried with a majority: Passed: for 67 members, against 6, abstentions 14. A decision on pay deductions from UCU members taking strike action in February and March 2020 was finally communicated by SHU HROD on...
Emergency Motion on UCU £15 flat rate levy
Branch Meeting held on Wednesday 1st July 2020 Motion carried with a majority: Passed: for 64 members, against 7, abstentions 17. This branch notes: An announcement was made from the national union on the 26th of June stating that a levy of £15 of all members...